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The Japanese word for "head" is "atama." Click here to learn the kanji character for it. There are many expressions including "atama (head)" in Japanese. Let's take a look these words, phrases and proverbs.
Words
| atamauchi 頭打ち |
reach the peak |
| atamakazu 頭数 |
numbers |
| atamakara 頭から |
from the beginning, at all |
| atamakin 頭金 |
down payment |
| atamagonashi 頭ごなし |
tell
somebody off without hearing his/her side of story |
| atamadekkachi 頭でっかち |
top-heavy |
| atamawari 頭割り |
per head |
Phrases
| atama
ga agaranai 頭が上がらない |
to feel inferior, to lose one's nerve |
| atama
ga itai 頭が痛い |
to be worried |
| atama
ga ippai 頭がいっぱい |
to be occupied with a certain thing |
| atama
ga katai 頭が固い |
to be stubborn |
| atama
ga kireru 頭が切れる |
to be smart |
| atama
ga sagaru 頭が下がる |
to respect, to take one's hat off |
| atama
ga hikui 頭が低い |
to be modest |
| atama
ga furui 頭が古い |
old-fashioned |
| atama
ni ireru あたまがにいれる |
to put into one's head |
| atama
ni kuru 頭に来る |
to get mad |
| atama
ni kobiritsuku 頭にこびりつく |
not to be able to forget |
| atama
ni chi ga noboru 頭に血が上る |
to get excited |
| atama
o kakaeru 頭をかかえる |
to be worried |
| atama
o kirikaeru 頭を切り替える |
to change one's way of thinking |
| atama
o hiyasu 頭を冷やす |
to cool one's head |
| atama
o motageru 頭をもたげる |
to raise one's head |
Proverbs
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Atama kasushite shiri kakusazu 頭隠して尻隠さず |
Hiding just a part of it, and thinking it hasn't been noticed. |
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Atama dekkachi shiri tsubomi 頭でっかち尻つぼみ |
To go from the sublime to the ridiculous. The mountains have brought forth a mouse. |
